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Management Book Summaries

Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki • 1996
3.75
484
Business
Leadership
Textbooks
Essentials of Negotiation Summary
Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki 1996 304 pages
3.75
484 ratings
Business
Leadership
Textbooks
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2015
3.93
2k+
Business
Psychology
Leadership
On Emotional Intelligence Summary
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review 2015 166 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
You Can Negotiate Anything
by Herb Cohen • 1980
The Groundbreaking Original Guide to Negotiation
3.82
2k+
Business
Self Help
Psychology
You Can Negotiate Anything Summary
You Can Negotiate Anything
The Groundbreaking Original Guide to Negotiation
by Herb Cohen 1980 258 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right
4.24
1k+
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules
Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right
by Gorick Ng 2021 253 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Rise
by Patty Azzarello • 2012
3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life
4.42
1k+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Rise Summary
Rise
3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life
by Patty Azzarello 2012 288 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
by Linda A. Hill • 2017
4.21
318
Business
Management
Professional Development
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
by Linda A. Hill 2017 152 pages
4.21
318 ratings
Business
Management
Professional Development
Remote
by Jason Fried • 2013
Office Not Required
3.80
14k+
Business
Management
Productivity
Remote Summary
Remote
Office Not Required
by Jason Fried 2013 256 pages
3.80
14k+ ratings
Business
Management
Productivity
User Story Mapping
by Jeff Patton • 2012
Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product
4.19
3k+
Business
Design
Technology
User Story Mapping Summary
User Story Mapping
Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product
by Jeff Patton 2012 324 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
Business
Design
Technology
The Choice
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2008
4.23
500+
Business
Management
Philosophy
The Choice Summary
The Choice
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2008 240 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Philosophy
The Vision Driven Leader
by Michael Hyatt • 2020
10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business
4.16
1k+
Leadership
Business
Management
The Vision Driven Leader Summary
The Vision Driven Leader
10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business
by Michael Hyatt 2020 238 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Joel on Software
by Joel Spolsky • 2004
4.13
3k+
Programming
Software
Technology
Joel on Software Summary
Joel on Software
by Joel Spolsky 2004 362 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Programming
Software
Technology
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
3.86
1k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS
Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015 260 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
The Haystack Syndrome
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 1990
Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean
3.80
264
Business
Management
The Haystack Syndrome Summary
The Haystack Syndrome
Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 1990 262 pages
3.80
264 ratings
Business
Management
A Sense of Urgency
by John P. Kotter • 2008
3.73
2k+
Business
Leadership
Management
A Sense of Urgency Summary
A Sense of Urgency
by John P. Kotter 2008 208 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Product Management in Practice
by Matt Lemay • 2017
A Real-World Guide to the Key Connective Role of the 21st Century
4.35
1k+
Business
Management
Technology
Product Management in Practice Summary
Product Management in Practice
A Real-World Guide to the Key Connective Role of the 21st Century
by Matt Lemay 2017 188 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Technology
48-Hour Start-up
by Fraser Doherty • 2017
From idea to launch in 1 weekend
3.84
500+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
48-Hour Start-up Summary
48-Hour Start-up
From idea to launch in 1 weekend
by Fraser Doherty 2017 224 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
The 360 Degree Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2006
Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization
4.16
8k+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The 360 Degree Leader Summary
The 360 Degree Leader
Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization
by John C. Maxwell 2006 313 pages
4.16
8k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Humble Consulting
by Edgar H. Schein • 2016
How to Provide Real Help Faster
3.89
400
Business
Leadership
Management
Humble Consulting Summary
Humble Consulting
How to Provide Real Help Faster
by Edgar H. Schein 2016 233 pages
3.89
400 ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Crucial Accountability
by Kerry Patterson • 2013
Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior
4.09
2k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Crucial Accountability Summary
Crucial Accountability
Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior
by Kerry Patterson 2013 301 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
by Sarah Drasner • 2022
4.16
1k+
Management
Leadership
Technology
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Summary
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
by Sarah Drasner 2022 220 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Management
Leadership
Technology
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2020
How to Make a Difference Regardless of Your Title, Role, or Authority
3.74
165
Leadership
Self Help
Management
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership Summary
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership
How to Make a Difference Regardless of Your Title, Role, or Authority
by James M. Kouzes 2020 207 pages
3.74
165 ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Management
Diagnosing And Changing Organizational Culture
by Kim S. Cameron • 2005
Based on the Competing Values Framework
3.95
454
Business
Leadership
Cultural
Diagnosing And Changing Organizational Culture Summary
Diagnosing And Changing Organizational Culture
Based on the Competing Values Framework
by Kim S. Cameron 2005 242 pages
3.95
454 ratings
Business
Leadership
Cultural
Netflixed
by Gina Keating • 2012
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
3.97
1k+
Business
History
Technology
Netflixed Summary
Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
by Gina Keating 2012 304 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Business
History
Technology
Managing Your Manager
by Gonzague Dufour • 2010
How to Get Ahead with Any Type of Boss
3.52
132
Business
Management
Self Help
Managing Your Manager Summary
Managing Your Manager
How to Get Ahead with Any Type of Boss
by Gonzague Dufour 2010 256 pages
3.52
132 ratings
Business
Management
Self Help
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
by Marcus Buckingham • 2008
Six Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
3.97
4k+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Go Put Your Strengths to Work Summary
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
Six Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
by Marcus Buckingham 2008 320 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
The Three Laws of Performance
by Steve Zaffron • 2009
Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life
4.04
1k+
Business
Leadership
Productivity
The Three Laws of Performance Summary
The Three Laws of Performance
Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life
by Steve Zaffron 2009 256 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Productivity
Product Operations
by Melissa Perri • 2023
How successful companies build better products at scale
3.86
302
Business
Buisness
Technical
Product Operations Summary
Product Operations
How successful companies build better products at scale
by Melissa Perri 2023 260 pages
3.86
302 ratings
Business
Buisness
Technical
Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
by Mark Forster • 2006
4.02
500+
Productivity
Self Help
Business
Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management Summary
Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
by Mark Forster 2006 224 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Productivity
Self Help
Business
The Art of Leadership
by Michael Lopp • 2020
Small Things, Done Well
4.15
1k+
Leadership
Management
Business
The Art of Leadership Summary
The Art of Leadership
Small Things, Done Well
by Michael Lopp 2020 198 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Management
Business
The Starbucks Experience
by Joseph A. Michelli • 2006
5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary
3.75
5k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Starbucks Experience Summary
The Starbucks Experience
5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary
by Joseph A. Michelli 2006 226 pages
3.75
5k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Seeing What's Next
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2004
Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change
3.94
5k+
Business
Management
Technology
Seeing What's Next Summary
Seeing What's Next
Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change
by Clayton M. Christensen 2004 352 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Business
Management
Technology
Personal Kanban
by Jim Benson • 2011
Mapping Work | Navigating Life
3.77
2k+
Productivity
Business
Self Help
Personal Kanban Summary
Personal Kanban
Mapping Work | Navigating Life
by Jim Benson 2011 216 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Productivity
Business
Self Help
Necessary But Not Sufficient
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2000
4.10
500+
Business
Management
Leadership
Necessary But Not Sufficient Summary
Necessary But Not Sufficient
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2000 231 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Diffusion of Innovations
by Everett M. Rogers • 1982
4.10
1k+
Business
Sociology
Science
Diffusion of Innovations Summary
Diffusion of Innovations
by Everett M. Rogers 1982 576 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Business
Sociology
Science
Best Team Ever
by David Burkus • 2023
The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams
3.88
171
Leadership
Business
Management
Best Team Ever Summary
Best Team Ever
The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams
by David Burkus 2023 198 pages
3.88
171 ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Getting Beyond Better
by Roger L. Martin • 2015
How Social Entrepreneurship Works
3.93
356
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Getting Beyond Better Summary
Getting Beyond Better
How Social Entrepreneurship Works
by Roger L. Martin 2015 272 pages
3.93
356 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
by James Stanier • 2020
4.35
500+
Management
Leadership
Business
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Summary
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
by James Stanier 2020 374 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Management
Leadership
Business
Change Leader
by Michael Fullan • 2011
Learning to Do What Matters Most
3.77
316
Leadership
Education
Management
Change Leader Summary
Change Leader
Learning to Do What Matters Most
by Michael Fullan 2011 192 pages
3.77
316 ratings
Leadership
Education
Management
Permission to Screw Up
by Kristen Hadeed • 2017
How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong
4.23
2k+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Permission to Screw Up Summary
Permission to Screw Up
How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong
by Kristen Hadeed 2017 272 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Making Work Visible
by Dominica Degrandis • 2017
Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow
4.09
2k+
Business
Management
Productivity
Making Work Visible Summary
Making Work Visible
Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow
by Dominica Degrandis 2017 264 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Business
Management
Productivity
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters • 1982
Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies
3.91
13k+
Business
Management
Leadership
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence
Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies
by Thomas J. Peters 1982 400 pages
3.91
13k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Power of Noticing
by Max H. Bazerman • 2014
What the Best Leaders See
3.40
437
Leadership
Business
Psychology
The Power of Noticing Summary
The Power of Noticing
What the Best Leaders See
by Max H. Bazerman 2014 240 pages
3.40
437 ratings
Leadership
Business
Psychology
Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?
by Harriet Beveridge • 2011
Olympic-Winning Strategies for Everyday Success
3.93
500+
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? Summary
Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?
Olympic-Winning Strategies for Everyday Success
by Harriet Beveridge 2011 256 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Rules of Management
by Richard Templar • 2005
The Definitive Guide to Managerial Success
3.87
1k+
Business
Management
Self Help
Rules of Management Summary
Rules of Management
The Definitive Guide to Managerial Success
by Richard Templar 2005 208 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Self Help
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
Embrace Them and Empower Your Team
4.16
4k+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Summary
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
Embrace Them and Empower Your Team
by John C. Maxwell 2013 288 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Dhandha
by Shobha Bondre • 2013
How Gujaratis Do Business
3.85
500+
Business
India
Finance
Dhandha Summary
Dhandha
How Gujaratis Do Business
by Shobha Bondre 2013 296 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Business
India
Finance
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2005
Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Self Leadership
3.97
2k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Self Leadership
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2005 176 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Open Innovation
by Henry Chesbrough • 2003
3.87
303
Business
Management
Technology
Open Innovation Summary
Open Innovation
by Henry Chesbrough 2003 227 pages
3.87
303 ratings
Business
Management
Technology
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
by Staffan Nöteberg • 2009
The Easy Way to Do More in Less Time
3.81
1k+
Productivity
Self Help
Personal Development
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated Summary
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
The Easy Way to Do More in Less Time
by Staffan Nöteberg 2009 156 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Productivity
Self Help
Personal Development
What Customers Want
by Anthony W. Ulwick • 2005
Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services
4.03
500+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
What Customers Want Summary
What Customers Want
Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services
by Anthony W. Ulwick 2005 256 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Business
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Startup
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